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Hard Time Finding a 42mm Planet Ocean 2200.50, Blue face, Black Bezel

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Not quite Vintage, hope I'm not in the wrong place. I've found the 45mm, not the 42mm. The smaller and attractive thinner one I think would be nice a daily watch, seems hard to find in good condition. Are they that desirable, did they not make many, or am I just not looking in the right places? I like the blue face/Black bezel & the hands, I find it attractive.

Any dos or don'ts to share?
 
Donn Chambers
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Are you absolutely sure a blue dial Planet Ocean of that era and model number exists? I don’t think they made a blue Planet Ocean until they went to ceramic bezels and the cal 8*** movements. A quick google search for that model number shows only black models. And as far as I know, Omega never made a blue dial PO with a black bezel, so if it did exist, that was likely a swap.

do you have any pictures of what you are looking at?
 
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The first blue Planet Ocean was the 2nd Gen Titanium PO 42. There was no blue 1st Gen PO.
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B Chas
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Well it looks like I've wasted time looking for something that doesn't exist lol. There are 45mm blue faced 2200.50s for sale. Love the look. I guess reading about the black faced ones in 45mm & 42mm, I assumed a 42mm blue faced would have been made too.

I already have a lovely black faced Aqua Terra. I like the thought of the thinner body smaller one with a blue face, nice looking and comfortable. I do prefer the blue face black bezel. The search continues.......
 
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B Chas B Chas
There are 45mm blue faced 2200.50s for sale.
Again, there are no blue faced 45.5mm 2200.50-versions either. It is the anti reflective coating of the first POs which looks as if the dials are blue in certain angles.
 
drhombus24
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Again, there are no blue faced 45.5mm 2200.50-versions either. It is the anti reflective coating of the first POs which looks as if the dials are blue in certain angles.
This….

One second it’s blue:
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The next, black:
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Huus
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No blue dials, black only for both the models.
Huus Huus
2201.50 is 42mm
2200.50 is 45mm
 
Foo2rama
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Earlier models had the earlier AR coating which can appear blue in some light. There are 3 possible dials. Black with white numbers, black with orange numbers, and the rare limited edition with a black ceramic dial aka POLMLE

please avoid the 2500 42mm PO. They are junk, if you purchased one already I’ll take it off your hands 😉



killer future classics.
 
B Chas
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Man you guys are great, I now know all the details to continue my search. And ....it keeps getting better, I can have both a blue and black dial all in one, lol.
 
paletta122
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I can confirm, no blue dials on first gen of Planet Ocean, just the effect of ar coating
 
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